Words are powerful; if you change your words, you can change your life.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.

Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

I grew up as this very carefree, happy kid then things turned darker for me. Maybe it was because I saw that the world wasn’t as happy a place as I had hoped it would be for me.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.

I’ve always been surrounded by many great people and professors, but my family, especially my mom who was a teacher, was the person who encouraged me to study and pushed me to continue. When we’re young, we don’t understand why our parents bug us so much with school and doing homework, but it’s a blessing to have that support at home.

First, I’m trying to prove to myself that I’m a person. Then maybe I’ll convince myself that I’m an actress.

I’m not talent. Not considered ‚talent‘ by Lifetime. I’d like to say I’m their savior, but that would be cocky.

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

I am a child but I have to think and act like a woman, this business forces you to.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

I always put myself out there. I’m not afraid to commit to something.

Many times, we miss out on God’s best because we give up too soon. We don’t realize how close we are to victory.

If you are a small company taking on a big company, you need to have a sense of humor.

It’s amazing: I am a New Yorker. It’s strange; I never thought I would be.

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.

When I prepare, I am not messing around. I find the right places, the right people, and the right environment. Iceland is one of those places.

What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.

Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.

The greatest gift is the ability to forget – to forget the bad things and focus on the good.

What’s wrong with being a boring kind of guy?

I’m not a person who defends myself very often. I kind of let my actions speak for me.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous.

If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and not as an example.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.

See, when you drive home today, you’ve got a big windshield on the front of your car. And you’ve got a little bitty rearview mirror. And the reason the windshield is so large and the rearview mirror is so small is because what’s happened in your past is not near as important as what’s in your future.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.

Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.

I grew up where, when a door closed, a window didn’t open. The only thing I had was cracks. I’d do everything to get through those cracks – scratch, claw, bite, push, bleed. Now the opportunity is here. The door is wide open, and it’s as big as a garage.

What you put into life is what you get out of it.

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.

You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were – to the very last minute – a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.

Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.

It must be quite mysterious to some people why I bother to carry on. Because, you know, I don’t sell that many records.

A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort.

You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

It’s the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.

It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

If you’re losing your soul and you know it, then you’ve still got a soul left to lose.

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.

Music in itself carries a whole set of messages which are very, very rich and complex, and the words either serve to exclude certain ones or point up certain others.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.

I never let schooling interfere with my education.

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

One must steer, not talk.